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Get your game on! Attend the 'Service Management Simulator Experience' at Innovate 2011 The 'Service Management Simulator Experience' is a hands-on game focusing on the challenges and business value of implementing Service Management best practices in a realistic and exhilarating scenario. Over the course of a few hours, you'll use gaming and role playing dynamics to mirror the real-world interaction between IT and the business, from both a strategic and operational perspective. In the end, you will come away with an actionable understanding... [More]

I’ve just been reading a new thought leadership paper ‘Product Innovation Demands More Flexible Software Delivery’ by Forrester Consulting (registration required), commissioned by one of my marketing teams at IBM Rational, which has some very interesting finding and recommendations for companies developing innovative products where software is a major component. In September 2010, Forrester conducted a survey of 106 product development professionals in the US and UK who have responsibility for software development as part of product... [More]

My name is Terry Quatrani and I am the Rational Evangelist at IBM. I must confess that I am also a modeling bigot. I started modeling in 1988 using a GE proprietary methodology that eventually became the Object Modeling Technique (OMT). In the early 90s I moved on to the Objectory and Booch techniques. I watched UML being born and followed its progress as it matured into UML 2. Over the years I have found two main benefits to modeling. The first is communication. When you have a model you have a visual representation of your system that... [More]

Now that we are in December, it is starting to feel like the holidays. We had our first snow (and subsequent ice) of the season in Raleigh, North Carolina, this weekend – and I’ve been busy buying a few special items for my family – even my dog Teddy. Of course, this time of year isn’t just about presents. In fact, it is a time that a lot of us start thinking about giving more and looking for ways we can have a positive impact on the world. We try our best to make IBM a company that “gives back” to the world as well. One of the fun and yet... [More]

High Anxiety: Automating deployments for 3,000 applications at Travelers Insurance in less than a year Each time you sign in to your favorite social app, cab aggregator, flight booking website there is a ton of activities happening in the background. Things like security updates, getting a new GUI, integrating the device sign on with the app etc, these are examples of some of the updates that could be accomplished for the user with absolutely no glitches. Ever wondered how this happens? Thanks to the deployment teams who tirelessly pull off... [More]

DevOps has captured a significant position in the IT world, playing a crucial role in today’s software development methodology. In my previous blog , I discussed how DevOps can help you to redefine your IT strategy and promote a successful DevOps program. Over the past few months, I have come to realize that many organizations, while concentrating on planning and developing strong DevOps policies, still leave security as an afterthought to their DevOps strategies. This crucial mistake can be attributed to a lack of security awareness and... [More]

Over the last few months, we have been very successful in using the IBM Digital Transformation Model for IBM Z to help our customers to better understand what changes they should consider to get more value of their assets on IBM Z as these assets are becoming increasingly central for their Digital Transformation. Based on lessons learned, we are launching a series of updates to the model in conjunction with the launch of z14 and the re-branding from IBM zSystems to IBM Z (which I love!). We updated the numbering... [More]

Adopting DevOps practices have become key for your enterprise IT teams to succeed. That is why we are bringing a great group of leaders to share their experiences about Cognitive DevOps and how to accelerate your digital transformation in a virtual conference. During July 25-27, industry leaders from IBM, HCL, Infosys, SonarSource, MOST Technologies and Xact will present in an interactive, online environment. During these half day sessions you will learn about DevOps best practices and discover how using the right tools in the right ways... [More]

Have you ever thought about expanding the successes of agile teams in your organization? Or have you considered an agile approach but are not sure if it would work for you? You are not alone. Many organizations are adopting and scaling agile and seeing amazing results. As the largest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for regional and global financial institutions and government regulators, NICE Actimize had to improve the quality of their software and accelerate cycle... [More]

This summer there are quite a few developer focused events lined up and one such event happening next week is O’Reilly Velocity conference at San Jose, CA on June 19 – 22. This event offers a great platform to network with your peers who are doing amazing things on engineering, performance, operations and DevOps. DevOps is one of the major focus areas in this conference and there are various tutorials, sessions and keynotes that cover the topic in detail. With so much happening at the event this year, here is what you... [More]